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segments ovate, sharpish, and villose at the edge.—Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. 
4. Stapelia sororia.—Branches divaricating, four-cornered, 
flowering at the base; peduncles round, longer than the 
corolla, which is very villose at bottom, and wrinkled trans¬ 
versely with the segments, oblong, acute, villose at the edge. 
—Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
5. Stapelia grandiflora, or great-flowered stapelia. — 
Branches erect, four-cornered, club-shaped, flowering at the 
base; peduncles thickened at the base, shorter than the co¬ 
rolla, which is villose with the segments, lanceolate-acumi¬ 
nate, ciliate at the edge.—Native of southern Africa, in hot 
places, as at Sondags river. 
6. Stapelia ambigua. — Branches erect, four-cornered, 
club-shaped, flowering at the base; peduncles many-flow¬ 
ered ; corollas hispid, with the segments ovate-lanceolate, 
acute, villose at the edge.—Native of southern Africa, in dry 
deserts. 
7. Stapelia pulvinata, or cushioned stapelia.—Stem four- 
cornered, decumbent; branches ascending, flower-bearing; 
bottom of the corolla raised and villose; segments roundish, 
wrinkled, acuminate, villose at the edge.—Native of southern 
Africa; among shrubs. 
8. Stapelia asterias, or starry stapelia.—Branches erect, 
four-cornered, attenuated, flowering at the base; peduncles 
length of the corolla; the segments of which are ovate-acu¬ 
minate, wrinkled, revolute and villose at the edge.—Native 
of the desarts of southern Africa. 
2. Stapelia gemmiflora, or bud-flowering stapelia. — 
Branches erect, four-cornered, flowering at bottom ; ped¬ 
uncles length of the corolla, which is rugged, with the seg¬ 
ments ovate, acute, ciliate at the edge, five-nerved above.— 
Native of southern Africa, in dry places, among shrubs, 
beyond Platte Kloof. 
10. Stapelia divaricata, or straddling stapelia.—Branches 
four-cornered, attenuated, divaricate-spreading, flowering in 
the middle; peduncles longer than the corolla, which is 
smooth, with the segments lanceolate, acuminate, rolled 
back, and ciliate at the edge.—Native of southern Africa. 
11. Stapelia rufa.—Branches four-cornered, erect, flower¬ 
ing at the base; peduncles shorter than the corolla, which 
is wrinkled and starred at the bottom, with segments lan¬ 
ceolate, acuminate, ciliate at the edge.—Native of southern 
Africa, in hot places beyond Platte Kloof. 
12. Stapelia acuminata.—Branches four-cornered, ascend¬ 
ing, flowering in the middle; peduncles shorter than the 
corolla, which is wrinkled; and the segments are ovate, 
cusp-acuminate, ciliate at the edge.—Native of southern 
Africa, in Namaqualand. 
13. Stapelia reclinata. — Branches spreading, four cor¬ 
nered, flowering above the base, peduncles longer than the 
corolla; which has a raised bottom, with lanceolate seg¬ 
ments, ciliate at the edge.—Native of southern Africa. 
14. Stapelia elegans.—Branches diffused, oblong, roundish, 
four-cornered, flowering in the middle: peduncles longer 
than the corolla, which is hispid, with a pentagon bottom 
and lanceolate segments, ciliate at the edge.—Native of 
southern Africa. 
15. Stapelia ca?sp;tosa, or tufted stapelia.—Branches pro¬ 
cumbent, four-cornered, flowering above the base; ped¬ 
uncles length of the corolla; the segments of which are 
lanceolate, acute, revolute and ciliate at the edge.—Native 
of southern Africa under shrubs. 
16. Stapelia arida, or dry stapelia.—Branches four-cor¬ 
nered, erect, flowering at top; peduncles longer than the 
corolla, which has a circular bottom, and oblong acute seg¬ 
ments, ciliate at the top of the margin.—Native of southern 
Africa, in Kanna Land. 
17. Stapelia parviflora, or small-flowered stapelia.— 
Branches four-cornered, spreading, flowering in the middle 
on the outside of the teeth ; peduncles longer than the co¬ 
rolla ; the segments of which are lanceolate, bluntish, and 
ciliate at the edge.—Native of southern Africa, Namaqua 
Land. 
18. Stapelia subulata, or awl-shaped stapelia.—Branches 
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four-cornered, attenuated, nodding, flowering below the 
top; corollas nodding; segments oblong,acuminate-cusped 
with the hairs pointing one-way.—Native of Arabia Felix. 
19. Stapelia concinna, or neat stapelia.—Stem four-cor¬ 
nered, erect; branched at top; branches spreading, simple, 
flowering at the base; peduncles length of the corolla; 
corollas hispid, with the segments ovate, acute, ciliate.-— 
Native of southern Africa. 
20. Stapelia glandulifera, or glandular stapelia.—Branches 
spreading, four-cornered, flowering at the base; peduncles 
longer than the corolla, which is covered with hairs glandu¬ 
lar at the tip; with the segments ovate, acute.—-Native of 
southern Africa, in the deserts about Nord Olifant’s River. 
II.—Corollas five-cleft; segments smooth at the edge. 
21. Stapelia pedunculata, or long-peduncled stapelia.— 
Branches four cornered, two or three-toothed "at the tip, 
flowering in the middle ; peduncles twice as long as the 
branches; segments of the corolla lanceolate, acuminate; 
at the base surrounded at the edge by pedicelled glands.— 
Native of southern Africa, in Camies Berg. 
22. Stapelia aperta, or open-flowered stapelia.—Branches 
four-cornered, three or two-toothed at the tip, flowering at 
the base; peduncles twice as long as the branches; corollas 
wrinkled; segments ovate, obtuse, smooth at the edge.— 
Native of southern Africa, in Namaqua Land, near Kok 
Fontein. 
23. Stapelia Gordoni, or Gordon’s stapelia.—Branches 
flowering at the top; tubercles round, spiny; pedun¬ 
cles shorter than the corolla, which is five-toothed, flat, 
and wheel-shaped.—Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 
in Groot Namaqua Land, toward Orange River. 
24. Stapelia pilifera, orhairy-tubercled stapelia.—Branches 
flowering at the top; tubercles round, bristled; flowers 
sessile; segments ovate, cusp-acuminate, smooth at the 
edge.—-Native of southern Africa, on very dry hills, under 
shrubs; as below Roggeveldt Bergen. 
25. Stapelia caudata, or tailed stapelia.—Stem rough¬ 
haired, leafy; peduncles shorter than the corolla, drooping; 
segments of the corolla linear, acute.—Native of southern 
Africa. 
26. Stapelia articulata, or jointed stapelia.— Branches 
flowering at the top: tubercles round, mucronate; flowers 
snbsessile; corollas papillose; segments lanceolate.—Native 
of southern Africa, at Roggeveldt. 
27. Stapelia mammillaris, or prickly stapelia.—Branches 
flowering in the middle, erect; tubercles hexagonal, spiny; 
peduncles shorter than the corolla, which is smooth, with 
the segments lanceolate. 
28. Stapelia pruinosa, or frosted stapelia.—Branches erect, 
four-cornered, flowering in the middle; peduncles shorter 
than the flower; corollas pubescent; segments ovate, acute. 
—Native of southern Africa, in Namaqua Land, among 
shrubs. 
29. Stapelia ramosa, or branched stapelia,—Branches 
almost upright, four-cornered, flowering in the middle, on 
the outside of the teeth; peduncles shorter than the flower; 
corollas flat; segments lanceolate, rolled back at the edge.— 
Native of southern Africa, beyond Platte Kloof, near the 
hot baths. 
30. Stapelia pulla, or black-flowered stapelia.—Branches 
erect, sub-hexagonal, flowering in the middle, on the outside 
of the teeth ; peduncles shorter than the flower; segments of 
the corolla erect, lanceolate-acuminate, rolled back at the 
edge.—Native of southern Africa, in hot sandy places in the 
desert. 
31. Stapelia adscenpens.—Stem four-cornered, ascending, 
flowering at the top; peduncles shorter than the corolla, 
which is smooth, with the segments linear, reflexed at the 
edge, and acute. Stems several, a foot or two high, at the 
base resting on the ground and striking root; ahove erect, 
with blunt notched angles. Branches erect, like the stems. 
Leaves alternate, sessile, on the angles of the branches, lan¬ 
ceolate, very minute. Flowers axillary, about the extremi¬ 
ties of the branches, generally single, erect, small, variegated 
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